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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Baked Mostaccioli

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Have you ever noticed how young male appetites aren't affected by extremes of heat or cold? I must admit that baked mostaccioli is the last thing I'd normally think of serving on a hot summer night. This, however, is a dish that has a couple of things to commend it. It is, of course, delicious and quite filling. It's also easy to prepare and can be made by novice cooks. What I find most interesting about this version of the recipe, however, is its history. This is the recipe that was used to make the mostaccioli served to Mafia dons at, what the IRS came to call, "The Last Supper". The meal was held at the Sicily Restaurant in Chicago to announce the retirement of two mob bosses, only one one of whom was retiring voluntarily. Within five years most of the dons, seen in the picture to the left, would be dead, falling victim to old age rather than internecine warfare and this occasion was their last hurrah. I'm posting the recipe as it was written, but a jarred tomato sauce can certainly replace the one called for in the recipe. That puts the recipe within the realm of possibility even for young cooks. Here's how the mostaccioli served at that last supper is made.

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My grandma used to make us baked mostaccioli all the time! It has been a favorite of mine forever!!Love the pictures of all the dons.. and the history behind the recipe. We just got done watching "Mob Week" on AMC.. watched a long list of great gangster movies!

I love baked pasta with all that melted cheese on top. I don't have any young men around, but we tend to still bake dinner here in Florida...not too many cold evenings. I made some sausage lentil soup the other day and thought that would be a nice fall meal.

What a fabulous post and photo too............I know what you mean, I often think of pasta bakes being winter dishes, but in reality they can be just as good with a crispy green salad on a summers day too! LOVE the history behind this recipe ~ thank you!Karen

I am going to try this, but perhaps leave out the meat, that might work, and be less standing for me. It looks so good. I used to make it quite a bit when I was much younger. Something else that I used to make a lot was a casserole called Pastitchio, layers of pasta and meat and cream sauce with a touch of cinnamon. It looks a bit like this, but is so tiresome to make!

This looks amazing, my daughter is a lover of anything pasta and italian so I should make this for her once she is over her vegetarian diet, or maybe I should just show it to her that way she will come back to reality faster. Where was the Sicilian Restaurant? My family would always go to similar restaurant next to O'Hare airport and it was filled with interesting characters. There was also this really cool restaurant called La Borsa downtown (next to train tracks) that you would never know if it was open for business or not. Love places like this,great character.

My husband is that way and I am constantly cooking meals like this in 100-degree weather! This looks so comforting and my family would love it, especially with the history involved with it :) Bookmarking!

Lovely story.. love this pasta.. saw a baked pasta today with ham and cream that reminds me of a final meal.lol So guess what's for dinner tonight? I guess if i were having a final meal, I would have to agree! looks delicious~Smiles, barbara

I have been away from blogging for a while now, and am enjoying catching up on the yummy posts I've missed... This is up there with the yummiest of them! Looks amazing... I am bookmarking it, Mary! Thanks for sharing :)

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